The Adventures of TinTin

When I was young, my mom used to take me and my siblings to the public library, and we were allowed to roam within the library's vicinity at our own whims (and parental supervisions)

That was the time when we discovered one of the most wonderful comic books that ever existed in this world. I am not exaggerating. 

The comic book is called read the title of this post. 

TinTin is a reporter who is always having adventures around the world  with his dog, Snowy and friend, Captain Haddock. He had been to Congo, America, fictional country called Syldavia, China, Tibet, the MOON, Middle East and banyak lagi la. 

 The other recurring characters include the hilarious detectives Thomson&Thompson and the opera singer, Bianca Castafiore. And oh yeah, Professor Calculus.

There are altogether TWENTY FOUR comic books on TinTin's adventures. I remember that we used to take turns reading each one of them and looking at the illustrations on each strip with full concentration. 

The distinctive, special thing about the TinTin comics is that all the places they went to are depicted realistically and accurately; the cultures, the landscapes, the history, it's as though you're really traveling there with TinTin and his counterparts. 

Alas, I was no longer the member of the public library. College called, and I'm now a busy university student (don't you feel the overwhelming desire to laugh at this very sentence? :P)

Until, Steven Spielberg decided to make a 3D Motion Capture film on this young sleuth! Hurray!

 I haven't got the chance to watch it together with my siblings at the cinema, nevertheless managed to do so only yesterday when my brother had successfully downloaded the movie (like a pirate) from the internet.

We connected the laptop to the television screen and whoa, it's as if you're watching it on DVD or something. Geddit? Geddit?

I must say that it is the MOST BEAUTIFUL FILM I HAVE EVER SEEN.

It's like, a 3D, animated sort of film but at the same time it looks really realistic! The facial expressions of each character, the clarity of the sky, the colour of the ocean, the rolling of the waves as the wind swept through, the delicate wrinkles on TinTin's eyes (:P), and many others.

 It's hard to actually convey the feelings through mere words and downloaded pictures, which is not that many, LOLZ, you'll have to see it by yourself to feel it, to experience it, to live it.

And I'd recommend you to read the TinTin books. I've read 21-22 of them I guess (there are 24 books in total). It is suitable for young children (duh, of course), I mean, for parents who are particular about the whole English grammar+correct sentence structures stuffs. The English is simple and the sentences are grammatically correct ( I think).

The complete TinTin books are quite expensive (thundering typhoons!) so it's best if you borrow them from the library. IIUM Kuantan's Library only has TWO TinTin books. (blistering barnacles!)

I'm SOO going to get all 24 of them the next time I go to Chowrasta. 

A new Harry Potter spell

Most of you had already known how much I love Harry Potter. Oh, you dono? Hokayla takpe. Now you know. :P

One day, Dr Marwan, one of the lecturers for the subject Body System II: Respiratory and Urinary System taught us about the asthma disease, which is caused by the constriction of the bronchus which in turn obstructs the air pathway. 

And suddenly he said something that has the 'us' thing at the end, it sounds like one of the spells in Harry Potter. 

It goes like this- STATUS ASTHMATICUS!!! It means severe asthma.

I was astounded. HARRY POTTER!! (read: Harry Pottah!)And you know what I did? I held my pen (the make-belief wand), did a swish and flick motion, (though maybe it's just applicable to the spell Wingardium Leviosa but never mind, I love it) pointed it to my friend and muttered STATUS ASTHMATICUS! Okay friend, you got asthma already! LOL.

STATUS ASTHMATICUS!!!

Why are you so mean-os? I can't breathe-os! I need Salbutamol-os that will act-os on the Beta-2 receptors-os of my bronchial-os smooth muscle-os (Nerd-os)

Evil-os spell-os, this is-os. Of course-os, nothing happened-os.

(I have no idea why tiba-tiba tergedik letak os-os ni)

So, after failing to do that, I decided to keep moving forward and try new things!

What I'm trying to do now:

I tried my best but it didn't work. Maybe I lost my focus there (but then, I didn't get splinched either :P) Oh, never mind. Keep moving forward!!! 

Pride and Prejudice- Harry Potter Style

The original trailer

Direct Indirect Translation Episode 2: Oghang Seghupa Hang by Adilah

aka 'Someone Like You' by Adele.

Adilah, si gadis Kedah yang tulih lagu pasai mamat dia suka dah kahwin diam-diam tak bagitau dia. Adilah dengan mamat tu (dirahsiakan nama) kawan sejak kecik. Dia suka mamat tu tapi mamat tu tak tau (sesuka hati je buat cerita)

Presenting, "Oghang Seghupa Hang" by Adilah

Cheq dengaq hang dah dok diam-diam.

Hang dah jumpa awek, hang dah kahwin (x bgtau cheq)

Cheq dengaq mimpi hang jadi kenyataan

Dia bagi benda yang cheq tak bagi hang. (benda apa ntah? iPad?)

Kawan lama, awat dok segan sangat?

Sebelum ni hang tak pernah sembunyi daripada cahaya (hang dah jadi vampire ke hape?)

Cheq tak suka datang tak diundang (tak dapat kad kahwin hang)

Tapi cheq kena datang gak, cheq tak boleh melawan

Cheq nak hang tengok muka cheq, pastu hang teringat 

yang ni semua belum berakhir bagi cheq!(kes tak dapat terima kenyataan)

Chorus: 

Takpa aih, cheq caghi oghang seghupa hang

Cheq doakan hang yang terbaik (hang kena doakan cheq gak)

Cheq rayu jangan lupakan cheq *sobs*

Cheq teringat hang pernah cakap

"Kengkadang cinta ni kekal, kadang2 dok sakitkan hati"

Hang tau macam mana waktu terbang

Semalam je kita ada waktu dalam hidup-hidup kita

Cheq dengan hang dilahirkan dan dibesarkan

di waktu jerebu musim panas (Malaysia memang panasla)

Terikat dengan kejutan hari-hari kejayaan 

Cheq tak suka datang tak diundang (tapi sebab muka cheq ni tak tau malu)

Tapi cheq kena datang gak, cheq tak boleh melawan

Cheq nak hang tengok muka cheq, pastu hang teringat 

yang ni semua belum berakhir bagi cheq!(awat hang kawen dengan dia?!) 

Chorus: 

Takpa aih, cheq caghi oghang seghupa hang

Cheq doakan hang yang terbaik (hang kena doakan cheq gak)

Cheq rayu jangan lupakan cheq *sobs*

Cheq teringat hang pernah cakap

"Kengkadang cinta ni kekal, kadang2 dok sakitkan hati"

Takdak apa-apa nak dibandingkan

Takdak rasa seghiau, takde rasa prihatin

Kesalan dan kesalahan

Semua tu jadi ingatan 

Takdak sapa yang tau semua ni rasa pahit manis (macam Neslo makcik cafe tu buat) 

Chorus: 

Takpa aih, cheq caghi oghang seghupa hang

Cheq doakan hang yang terbaik (hang kena doakan cheq gak)

Cheq rayu jangan lupakan cheq *sobs*

Cheq teringat hang pernah cakap

"Kengkadang cinta ni kekal, kadang2 dok sakitkan hati"

A message to Adilah: Sudah-sudahlah tu. Terimalah kenyataan. Kumbang bukan seekor. Toksah dok emo-emo aihh.. Takyah dok caghi oghang seghupa dia. Caghi oghang lagi baguih daripada dia! I'll find someone BETTER than you! Syau cakap "I'll find someone RICHER than you". LOL.

 Direct Indirect Translation Episode 1: Jenny by Klik Lima Itu 

After-effect of 2 quizzes in a row for a day, a total of FIVE quizzes in a week. Yup, and caffeine. May Peace be Upon You! 

Que Sarah Sarah

I know it's Sera, Sera. Whateviaq la. LOL.

Why do you think too much about the future? 

Contrary to the famous cliche 'the future is in your hands', I must say that the future is not entirely in your hands. 

Things that you plan to happen might not actually happen and vice versa. 

Why worry so much about the future? It has not happened yet. REPEAT.

As I reflect on this, I arrived into a conclusion

I should just do my BEST in everything I'm doing right now,doing my best in everything that I intend to do, insya-Allah, it will lead to a great future. 

Surah al-Insyirah ayat 7-8. 

Maka apabila kamu telah selesai (dari sesuatu urusan), kerjakanlah dengan 
sungguh-sungguh (urusan) yang lain, 
dan hanya kepada Tuhanmulah hendaknya kamu berharap.

صدق الله العظيم 

Another Dream

I'm gonna open a 2nd hand bookshop sometime in the future!!!!

Cheapo Skatepo

Assalamualaikum and hello all. :)

I had undergone a series of unfortunate events (ceh!) throughout this week,  from Monday till today, Friday. Never mind, those are just tests given by the Almighty. I hope I pass them with flying colours! :D

So today, I went to the MPH Book Fair at Sultan Ahmad Shah International Convention Centre.

There are lots and lots and lots of books with lots and lots and lots of discounts! 90%! I kid you not!

I was like Becky Bloomwood in sample sales. I clutched the handles of the red basket firmly and thus began the event of filling in the basket with books, books and more books!

Then I filtered my selection, taking into full consideration of whether I will really read those books in the future. Then I chose more books, filtered them again, and the whole process went on and on until I finally managed to come up with the final 7 books. 

Went to the cashier, a cheeky young man keyed in (?) the prices of those books. Dianna Wynne Jones' book actually belongs to the 10% discounts area! Pftttt!!!! So I decided not to take it. It was not in a good condition anyway. 

Anyway, when he had finished doing that, he declared "Altogether, it's RM 229.35!"

My eyes almost bulged out and I bent over to look at the computer. The young man grinned and continued

".....before discount!"

"Pheww!!!" I let out a huge sense of relief.

You know how much I paid for those books?

A freaking RM22.95!!! Discounts of RM206.42! It's crazy, I tell you!

Books I bought (from top)

1. Harry Pottiness: A totally unofficial Book of Muggle Fun (FINISHED READING THIS WHILE WAITING FOR MY FRIENDS SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES LOL)

Real price: RM 19.95 Discount: RM 17.96

2. Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie (I know he's the writer of The Satanic Verses, but I wanted to read this book)

Real price: RM39.90 Discount: RM35.91

3. Howards' End is on the Landing by Susan Hill (I read the synopsis and found out that the story has something to do with me (and other readers) Guess what? :P So I buy lor.)

Real price: RM49.90 Discount: RM44.91

4.Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (I'd always wanted to possess this novel. SOOO BADLY!! Okay, I'm exaggerating. But yeah, I wanted to read this ever since I've seen the title on goodreads and other bookblogs)

Real price: RM49.90 Discount: RM44.91

5. Inspector Singh Investigates: A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul by Shamini Flint (Shamini Flint is a Singaporean author. I've always wanted to know what's so great about this novel of hers)

Real price: RM35.90 Discount: RM32.31

6. The Call of the Wild by Jack London (I've never read any of Jack London's book before but I've heard of him and it seems like The Call of the Wild is his most famous book?)

Real price: RM16.90 Discount: RM15.21

7. Strip Jack by Ian Rankin (I've never heard of him before but Nazriq-the editor for the Torch said he enjoys reading Rankin's novels so I guess I'm gonna give it a try) 

Real price: RM16.90 Discount: RM15.21

GROSS PRICE: RM 229.35

DISCOUNT: RM206.42-

FINAL PRICE: RM22.95!!! Oh yeahh!! 

I know you might think that those books that I bought are boring but hey I don't have much choices okay. Plus, they are freaking cheapo! You know how hard it was to find those books? All the books in the 90% discounts section were not arranged properly so you'll need a meticulous pair of eyes and a flexible neck! LOL.

I wanted to buy more but hey, don't be greedy! Jangan menzalimi buku-buku yang anda tidak akan baca! Mary Poppins said "Enough is as good as a feast!" 

The best find of the day goes to *drumroll*

Yupss!!! Hahaha. 

Okay, may peace be upon you and good day to all! (it's already 11.23 pm) 

Dried ink

I'm in pain. My body aches and I'm shivering all over.

Being in this state reminds me of home and my family.

If I were at home this time, I would carry my comforter and pillow, sleep on the sofa downstairs, watching whatever there is on TV. 

And if I wanted something; say, a glass of water, I'd ask my darling sister to get it for me. Right now, I couldn't really stand still. 

As for my mom, she would touch my neck and forehead, her eyebrows knitted together upon feeling the higher than normal temperature. Then she'd give me something to eat and get me a glass of water and panadols.

She would also get a big bowl of water, soak the small towel in it and put it on my forehead.

On the next day, she would cook porridge for me. 

I miss my mom and my sis. I miss the rest of my family members. I miss Haziq.  I miss my home sweet home that is located more than 300 km away from Kuantan. 

But right now, I'm all alone in my compartment. I have to force myself to eat and then take the medicine. If I wanted something, I'd have to go get it myself. 

Worse still, I need to study tonight. There'll be a quiz tomorrow. Luckily I've studied the topics the night before.

My stomach hurts and it gives me this nauseating feeling. My head is throbbing painfully.

I feel so alone. Not really. Allah is with me. He's watching me now. He could feel my pain. I know that in a way, He's trying to say "Stay calm and patient. Everything will be okay in the end. Verily, when there's difficulty, there's relief. When there's difficulty, there's relief'"

Another two weeks to be spent here. Plus that one day of lecture on the 8th week *sigh*. 

I can't wait to go home!!!

 I hope I'll get a lot better tomorrow. Ameen. 

Weekend getaway

Assalamualaikum and hello all.

Why hello there! We are Sarah's shoes! Our owner is resting comfortably on the hammock by the sea, taking a picture of us (me and my partner). Smile! 

My family -Mommy, Daddy (saja gedik panggil mommy and daddy LOL) and my darling siblings, Syazwani, Danial and oh-so-adorable Haziq came all the way from Kedah to visit me here in Kuantan! Syafiq did not come because he's currently busy with his project. 

So, we went to Cherating and stayed there for a night! My father and younger siblings (especially Haziq) had great fun at the beach while my mom and I just watched them, talking to each other like old friends. My mom is my best friend! It's hard to keep secrets from her! In fact, we tell each other everything! We even share clothes and shoes sometimes, haha!

But to tell the truth, I didn't have much fun because

1) It's weekend and I'm supposed to be studying for the imminent THREE quizzes next week!

2) Also, lab reports and the outline for my Nutra assignment! Gahh!!!

At first, I was a bit stressed and tensed up. But then I reminded myself;

"Come on Sarah! Just put your notes away and enjoy your holiday!!!! Don't be a studyholic and a future workaholic!!!"

I did that and wow, it feels so great not to think about your studies even for a whole day! (macamlah rajin sangat selama ni). I even played Clue-Do with Haziq (remember my youngest bro who loves boardgames?) and he won! (coz I bagi chance kat dia, lepas tu gembira sangat sampai tidur pun tersenyum-senyum).

Then, bye-bye family! (wipe tears) They're currently on their way to KL to meet Syafiq in IIUM Gombak and have dinner with him at the oh-so-famous Mahallah Ali's cafe, insya-Allah. 

As for me, I'm stuck here for another two weeks in the land of the nerds STUDYING for the sake of the ummah! Wahh!!! 

Okay, may peace be upon you! =)

The Twits by Roald Dahl

Source: Tumblr

The Case of the Stolen Boyfriend

I have a boyfriend, his name is Oscar. For the first month of us knowing each other, we had spent a lot of time, which include going to the Sports Complex and class together.

But later on, I got busy with quizzes, assignments and such that I didn't have time to see him anymore. I abandoned him, never visited him again ever since.

I didn't even wish him goodbye when the semester ended. What a bad girlfriend I am. :((

Time went by. The new semester had approached and I didn't visit him even once. *sobs*.

One day, my friend Naza told me that she was looking for her boyfriend at the shed but couldn't find him. Suddenly she saw a group of girls, happily walking with their boyfriends, and guess what? One of their boyfriends is Naza's! She stole Naza's boyfriend!

Naza asked her "Hey, why did you steal my boyfriendd???"

The girl replied "Oh, I didn't know that he has a girlfriend. Someone told us that if we found any males that are  not being chained, then they are single males! We could take any of those unchained males as our boyfriends!"

 (these sentences sounded soo wrong!)

Pffttt, siapa la yang pandai sangat tu hah? Oh yeah, I didn't chain my boyfriend because I had faith that he wouldn't wander around  the chain rosakkk.. 

Oh, really? that was all that I said as she told me this. Okay. I'm sure that Oscar wouldn't cheated on me. Come on, he has ME as his girlfriend! Pffftttt!!!

And just now, another friend, Raihanah asked for my permission to borrow Oscar. Of course I allowed Rai to go out with my boyfriend to Tasik Bandar. I trust her! And my Oscar!

Suddenly, Rai called me, saying "Kak Sarah, Your boyfriend is chained!"

"WHATT??" the pieces of sushi were accidentally spit out from my mouth due to my overwhelming reaction and expression.

I began to think about Naza's story earlier. What if some girls desperate of boyfriends decided to steal my boyfriend? You girls! Why you steal my boyfriend??? Why you no get your own boyfriend??

Oscar!!! Why you cheated on me!!!

And so, armed with a note scribbled with fury, a roll of cellophane tape and a pair of scissors, and oh yeah, my camera to take pictures as evidences, I marched to M7, where I left Oscar.

Voila! The rumour's true! Bad Oscar, bad bad Oscar!!! 

 Dishevelled Oscar. Yet, he looks dashing and charming, probably one of the reasons why somebody took him. 

See, somebody chained him!!!! 

If this case is to be brought to court, I have several evidences that Oscar is mine! 

1st evidence: I changed the seat so that I'd be more comfortable when Oscar carries me. 

2nd evidence: The battle scar at the rim of the basket, caused by a minor accident in front of Kulliyyah of Pharmacy (on my birthday! I have witnesses!!!)

And so, I left a note : HEY YOU, WHY YOU TOOK MY BOYFRIEND??!!!

 Malas nak translate. Nasiblah siapa tak pandai Bahasa Melayu. :P

Bye bye Oscar! Once I got you back, I hereby promise that I will wash and scrub you clean! *sobs*

So now, I'm waiting for that person's response. If she didn't respond until this semester is over, then I shall go to IIUM security, forced the Pakcik guard to bring a chainsaw or something to release Oscar from the clutch of the evil woman (she is evil if she didn't return Oscar back to me). 

Sambil-sambil melayan perasaan hiba dan pilu, bertambah pilu apabila melihat 

Pohon-pohon kehijauan telah ditebang. Berita baik: Monyet sudah berpindah. 

Okay, kenapa tiba-tiba tukar mode Bahasa Melayu? Dah nama Melayu tu, lidah Melayu jugaklah.. 

The moral of the story is: Once you have a boyfriend, hold on to your boyfriend! Never let him go! And don't trust your boyfriend 100%!!!! 

One of my proudest moments

Went into the bookshop.

Browsed the selection of books. 

Found one book I really wanted.

Held the book, flipped it through.

Suddenly remembered that I currently have like, 5 half-read books. 

Put the book back.

Walked out of the bookshop. 

Went to Carrefour.

Bought Sushi instead. 

Right you are!

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”

— Dr. Seuss

Final Decision

I guess I'll be going to Taiwan after all, insya-Allah.

I'm still in doubt... but yeah, if it's meant for me, it's meant to be lah.

If tak jadi pergi, then it's not meant for me lah..

With that, may peace be upon you! :)

Peach Cobbler

 No amount of guilt can change the past and no amount of  

worrying can change the future. Go easy on yourself for the  

outcome of all affairs is determined by Allah’s Decree.

If  something is meant to go elsewhere, it will never come on 

your way, but if it is yours by destiny, from you it cannot  

flee. 

— (Umar ibn al-Khattab r.a)

Que Sera Sera (Que Sarah Sarah :P)

Whatever will be will be,

The future's not ours to see,

If it's meant for me,

Then it is meant to be, insya-Allah (sorry I tukar lyrics)

I rest my case.

The Return of the Rowling.

In this case, the first person that I thought of upon waking up this morning is JK Rowling. LOL. It probably has to do with the news and announcements about Rowling's new adult fiction which will be published by Little, Brown and Company, who ironically, also published Stephenie Meyer's The Twilight Saga. 

Lying on the bed, my mind drifted off to the trio characters, the main casts who played the trio, the time when  I first watched Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first time I read the book, which is the first most expensive book I've ever bought. RM32.90-RM 36.90.

One of my favourite lines in the books. The one when Harry said to Snape. 

"There's no need to call me sir, " well, something like that 

I love Harry Potter. This might sound a bit corny, but the books are magical in a way. It's as if you're living in the story as one of the characters,that Harry, Ron and Hermione are your friends, that you grew up together with them. And suddenly, 19 years later. Adventure's over. Ahh, only a true Potterhead will understand this feeling.

So, yes. JK Rowling is one of the reasons of my happiness and pain. The happiness when reading her books, and the pain upon closing the final chapter of the Deathly Hallows. Also the pain that I feel for the casts who have worked together for 10 years.

I'm being melodramatic. 

I can't wait to get my hands on the new book! I hope it's as good as what we expect, as it comes from the author who wrote the immensely popular Harry Potter series. If it is well...disappointing, then yeah, (you get the idea). 

#RowlingReturns!!!

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 A thing I found hilarious.

Yup, one of my friends likes her own photo. In fact, MANY of my friends 'liked' their own photos and statuses. :P

Indecisive

This is not one of those popular entertainment blogs where people did reviews on places they went, foods they ate, how to wear a shawl, how to apply a lipstick (LOL), well, you get it.

This is a personal blog. Thus, a place where I ramble and rant with a moderate degree of conscience. 

Here it goes. I'm an indecisive person. I really couldn't make decisions. Even after I've made my decision, I would actually considering of budging from it if there's other alternatives or choices. This is bad. They said that AB blood type people tend to be indecisive, because they are drawn towards both sides, A and B. Of course I should not believe in ridiculous things like this.

I'm feeling a bit down lately. There's no specific or even valid reasons on why I should be upset. Perhaps it's the hormone. I've submitted my resume for the APPS Taiwan 2012. Initially, the kulliyyah wanted to sponsor 8 students. By that, they mean, they're going to give each of us RM500 as some kind of subsidy for the trip. Later on, I've been informed that kulliyyah now is going to sponsor only FIVE students, because they don't have enough money. >_<

I know that I wouldn't make it into one of the five people. I'm not being pessimistic, I'm being realistic. 

The result is not out yet but the thing is, I'm not feeling at all excited about the prospect of going to Taiwan. I'd have to scoop around RM4000 and frankly speaking, Taiwan never made it into my 'List of Places I Wanted to Visit'. So, what's the purpose of spending a lot of money going to a place I don't even have interest of going to? Sorry Taiwanese.  Besides, one of my friends had already tarik diri from going there. That RM4000 could be used for something else!

So I told one of my friends who'll be going there that "I'm sorry". She replied, begging me to go with her. This puts me in a dilemma but of course, again, I'm sorry, I'm not going there, dear.

I've been thinking of doing something else during the upcoming 3 months break. Something more exciting and interesting than Taiwan. I haven't thought of it yet. But yeah, I'm not going to Taiwan. This decision is final. Even if the kulliyyah decided to sponsor me, I'm not going. Instead, I'm going to save money to go to APPS Japan 2013 next year, insya-Allah. Ahh..Japan! Now that's more likely.

Let's talk about good things now.

First of all, I went to my first Mandarin class last night! It was awesome, a source of escape, something I wouldn't mind doing everyday. A tension relief medication, in a way. I hope I will never miss any of the upcoming Mandarin classes, insya-Allah. 

I have this weird picture/vision of myself being cool.

Cool? I picture myself as this girl in a denim jubah (I have no idea, don't ask me), a long tudung and a brown vintage oxford shoes, walking by herself, reading classics like Vanity Fair, Love at the Time of Cholera and The Taming of the Shrew, listening to classical music, reciting sonnets of William Butler Yeats and William Shakespeare, spends time writing poems like Emily Dickinson, absorbed in her own world. 

This is weird, isn't it? I do not possess a denim jubah and an Oxford shoes (hey, maybe I could use the money to buy the denim jubahs and several pairs of Oxford shoes! And more long tudungs, LOL) I've never read any of the 3 books listed above, the only sonnet of Shakespeare that I remember is the one in the English Literature Form 4 which goes like this:

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

thou art more lovely and temperate

then I forgot the rest of the poem. 

I enjoy reading classics even when I was a young child. But back the, I read the abridged version. The complete, unabdriged version is quite...how to say it? Soporific. Yeah. Not all of them, of course. 

Well, actually there's more. But let's give it a rest. 

And yeah, I'm the secretary for IIUMFiesta's opening ceremony+forum. Life will be very busy. 

WO HEN MANG!!! 

Ok, bye! WAN SHANG HAO!!! 

Paranoid

My height is acceptable. LOL.

The same goes with my weight.

My BMI is normal.

Visceral fat percentage is normal too.

But the thing is, I love to EAT.

Just give me all kinds of foods, I'll gobble them up like Augustus Gloop.

Okay, let me paraphrase the sentence I love to EAT. Fast foods, particularly. KFC, Pizza Hut. McDonald's tak, sebab boycott. LOL. 

But I don't exercise. I hate exercising. 

And so, I'm scared of getting high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, all kinds of heart diseases. Diabetes mellitus, etc. 

Also, I think I'm getting fat! *grumpy*. 

Look at me, only 21 and yet thinking about health (this is a cynical remark, not a self-compliment).

It shows that I'm growing up and becoming an adult! *gasp*.

Believe it or not, one of the signs of adulthood is when you started being concerned about your health, and taking action such as dieting (to avoid unnecessary fats accumulating in my heart, vessels and other parts) and also exercising (if you don't exercise and just keep on dieting, do you expect the 'beloved' fats that you  currently possess will miraculously disappear? Okay fine, only if you're severely anorexic but we don't want to be like Nicole Richie or Kate Moss, even Victoria Beckham, don't we?)

The principle is preventing something from entering and throwing something out. Well, something like that. *shrug*

So, I decided to change.

So far, things are going OK.

My first principle is: EAT only when you really feel hungry.

For breakfast, I only drink a hot mug of Milo, which is enough to last up till 1.00 p.m, where I'll take brunch of a polystyrene full of rice (carbohydrate) with the gravy (oil/fat) filled to the brim that if you carry it in a plastic, the gravy will spill out. A large fish (protein) and also, vegetables. Maximum price if you buy it at Cafe Lot 4 Talhah =RM4.00.

When I eat, I will munch it slowly, bit by bit, grinding each food into fine particles (? haha) so that my stomach and intestine could digest them easier, easier for absorption as well. :P Also to avoid indigestion. Doing this is a kind of exercise for your mouth, burning up the unnecessary fats that made up your double chin and round cheeks. (I hope! xD), also it makes you feel satiated (kenyang) at a short time. So, no need to eat more. Save money, yaay!!!

After that, I'll take a tablet of  Vitamin C (I always experience cold so it helps to boost my immunity plus, more radiant skin! :P) and a tablet of Vitamin ACE (anti-oxidants). You could also take other multivitamins but not too much. Real foods always beat the artificial. Taste better, too. 

I drink a maximum of 1.8L water per day. Know how I do it?

Take a water bottle of 600ml capacity. Fill it. 

1. Drink the first 600 ml in the morning. Fill it.

2. Drink the second 600 ml in the afternoon. Fill it.

3. Drink the third 600 ml at night.

Of course, you don't have to gulp all 600 ml water in one go. Take it slowly.

At around 6.30 p.m, I went jogging with my friend at the dirty, polluted lake in front of the mahallah. I made 7 rounds just now. Yaay! Bear in mind that this effort has to be continuous. At least jog once a week if you're too busy during the weekdays. 

At night, I feel a bit hungry but not exactly starving. I shall not succumb to the will of my stomach. Rather, I regard it as a lust towards food. You're not actually hungry, do ya? Pfftt..

Instead, I drink Milo. I drink water. Sometimes, your stomach cheated on you. You think you're craving for food when actually, your stomach yearns to be filled with something. Water, perhaps? Water is good.

I want to keep up with this kind of lifestyle. I don't want to get hypertension (my late grandma had one) and any other diseases resulted from sedentary lifestyles!

But I'm going to add something.

QUAKER OAT! Or just plain oatmeal. 

I'm gonna eat it in the morning as breakfast.

At night, when I could not bear the hunger and lust for food, LOL,

Tadaa! OAT is the solution!

Why oat? After extensive research and evidences, Oat had been proven to reduce the cholestrol of your heart  , the bad low density lipoprotein. Believe me, this claim is 100% valid because according to my lecturer, "For a medical claim to be made towards a particular food product, there need to be supporting proofs and evidences". And yes, extensive research. Also because I take nutraceutical this semester. A subject that deals with nutrition and pharmaceutical. Foods that could give health benefits.

Gotta get Oatmeal pronto!!! 

With that, thank you!

And yes, everything is based on willpower!!! 

P.S. Baru cakap tak nak makan malam, sekali roommate offer mee bandung. Tapi yelah, bak kata P.Ramlee, rezeki jangan ditolak, maut jangan dicari. Juga untuk mengelakkan pembaziran. Sekian terima  kasih. 

P.P.S. Alah, kalau puasa satu hari boleh, takkanlah skip makan malam pun tak boleh? Oh yes, besides, you could also fast during the day, but eat moderately for iftar. 

Can't believe I'm writing this. Tsk. 

SPM Results

Gotcha! Nope, I have no idea on when the results will be out. I don't care to know either. :P

I've shared this before in 2008, having the last laugh before receiving my 2007 SPM Results. LOL. 

To all 2011 SPM Candidates, all the best! Oh yes, this year shows a similarity with the year 2008, the year  we received the SPM results, also the year where the General Election took place. I have a strong conviction that the next election will take place this year (duh-uh!), most probably after you received your SPM results. :P

EDIT: SPM Results will be out on 22nd of March 2012

When is the SPM results? What the Experts had to say...

Kindergarten teacher:I dunno

Aristotle: It is the nature of spm result come out in uncertain date

Ronald Reagan: I forget.

Richard M. Nixon: The result is not out yet. I repeat, the result is NOT out yet.

Jerry Seinfeld: Why does anyone want spm result? I mean, why doesn't anyone ever think to ask "What the heck was this result doing out here, around all over the place anyway?"

Bill Gates: I have just released the new SPM Results Office 2000, which will not only tell the result, but will give result, file your result, and balance your result. Get the Genuine results.

Tun Dr M: You know, I am tired of all this...'apa-nama' SPM-SPM bisnes...the foreign powers should stop intervening in our domestic affairs and just leave our SPM results alone.. If they want to... 'apa nama' to be out and announced, they should be allowed to ... Malaysia is a democratic country; we let our SPM results come out whenever they want to... as long as they don't threaten the Malay unity and try to topple the
government...and if they plan to do so... we won't hesitate to use the ISA...

Pak Lah: Ini semua adalah khabar angin sahaja...jangan percaya khabar -khabar angin ini semua... biasalah ini adalah taktik pembangkang untuk memecah belahkan keputusan kita semua... jangan percaya... jangan percaya...

Sammy Vellu: Ayyooyoo... belakang cerita lain kali, kita sude bikin banyak jembatan, itu result musti guna jembatan untuk lintas itu jalan supayaaa, die boleh keluar, lagi pun kalu itu result mau kluar jalan-jalan, beritau sama saya juga, saya bolley buat lebbey banyak toll........

Karam Singh Walia: Seperti yang saudara dapat lihat, kelihatan keputusan itu belum keluar. Mereka bukan belum keluar, malah membuang masa kita kerana terlalu bosan, kita on9 selalu menyebabkan pembaziran elektrik dan ini adalah pencemaran yang paling hebat di maya ini. Result SPM haruslah mengambil inisiatif untuk keluar dgn lebih cepat dan lebih byk A1, sekian saya sudahi dengan.........Keputusan SPM di keluarkan; Calon di rumah mati ke-cuak-an.

Colonel Sanders: WTF??

Bill Clinton: I've had so many results, I can't remember...

Wan Kamarudin (edisi siasat ntv7): Ape kejadahnyer ini semua, keputusan tak keluar, calon-calon asyik menganga saje.

Zainal Ariffin Ismail ( Misteri Nusantara): Ada saksi menyatakan yang mereka dapat melihat keputusan SPM keluar di kampung ini pada waktu malam. Ada yang menyatakan keputusan ini merupakan penyamaran jin. Dan ada juga mengaitkannya dengan peristiwa silam

On a final note, at your tender age of 17-18, it's only natural to feel that SPM means the world to you, that getting undesirable results equals the end of the world. Trust me, once you've reached my age (I'm 22 this year), you'll realize that SPM is a bunch of craps anyway. The results? They are all alphabets. HAHA.

But yelah, you can't deny that SPM is important. More on this later (I guess). 

May Peace be Upon You! 

The Search

It's the remote control.

This morning, I searched for it on the sofa, at the corner of the sofa, under the sofa, on the floor (whether it has fell down), even thinking of going to the kitchen to look for it (LOL).

It turned out that the remote was on the table. 'Sitting' majestically on the table RIGHT in front of me.

Later on I realised that;

"Sometimes, you could be searching for that one thing for the rest of your life without even realizing that the thing is actually in front of you,"

In this case, it's for one whole minute. 

I've taken the trouble to search the remote control at unthinkable places, places that I think I'd found it, when in fact, it was there on the table, visible to everyone else but not me.

Why didn't I look to the surface of the table in the first place? Because I found it ridiculous to actually look for something that doesn't really need to be looked for. (read this two or three times to understand its meaning).Okay, if you still don't understand. It's like this:

The moment you see the remote on the table. That's it. Take the remote. You don't have to search for it.

If you know the remote is on the table, you wouldn't be searching high and low for it. 

This sounds complicated, doesn't it? 

The same goes with our lives, I guess. 

We tend to think of complex means of achieving our goals when in fact, it's really easy (Not easy as it sound of course). But maybe we don't have to look for opportunities we've been looking for, the ones we've been waiting for all along.  

The opportunity is right in front of you, waiting for you to acknowledge its existence. 

It seems like you got a feeling that every single thing has to be difficult and laborious, so you chose the hard way of searching the remote at other places but at the top of the table- the place where you could find everything the easiest. 

Maybe we've been searching at the wrong places all the time when in fact, it doesn't need to be searched for. The remote control is RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. ON. THE. TABLE!!!

Or maybe I could just say "I didn't see the remote on the table, so I looked somewhere else".

Because all this time, the remote had always camouflaged itself within the black material of the sofa. Naturally, it's the first place that I'll look for.

 The same goes with your life. It has always been arduous, the ways of how your goals are achieved. What makes you think that this one task (after a series of difficult courses) would be easy? Hence the reason I didn't look for the remote on the table in the first place

Easy la eh? No need to trouble your mind with this short essay. Pffttt..

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work
                                                                     - Thomas Edison

(though I hardly count 'looking for remote control' as an 'opportunity' dressed in overalls)

Good day to you all *tipping my non-existent bowler hat*